Thursday’s historic vote saw Scottish citizens elect to remain a part of the United Kingdom, by a 55%-45% margin. Over three million votes were cast in this election, which would’ve seen Scotland become an independent nation had the majority gone to YES votes. CNN provides a quick timeline of how the day went http://www.cnn.com/video/api/embed.html#/video/world/2014/09/19/orig-scotland-vote-salmond-cameron.cnn“>here.

On Friday, Alex Salmond announced he will step down from his two positions as first minister of Scotland, and as leader of the Scottish National Party. Salmond had been first minister since May 2007, and will remain in office until November.

“Many nations welcome verdict” is the BBC’s headline of choice when reporting on how other countries are reacting to Thursday’s result, but this vote does raise questions about other territories seeking independence.

Will the Alaskan Independence Party – a political organization that advocates, among other things, a possible vote to leave the United States – draw inspiration from Scotland’s YES campaign?

What about Székelyföld, a territory located entirely within Romania but with many people from that region claiming Hungarian heritage? There were questions about whether the Székelys would seek autonomy after Kosovo became independent; will those inquiries return in light of the events in Scotland?

We’ll have to wait and see how other territories around the world react to this historic referendum. Is there a region you think is likely to become independent soon? Share below!